Chelsea 5-1 Southampton (4th December 2024) Match Analysis

Chelsea’s impressive 5-1 win at bottom club Southampton closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool on Wednesday, with the home side having Jack Stephens sent off before half-time for a hair-pull on Marc Cucurella.

Chelsea took the lead in the seventh minute through an Axel Disasi header, but Joe Aribo equalized for Southampton four minutes later before a goalkeeping roar allowed Christopher Nkunku to put the visitors ahead inside six minutes.

Noni Madueke extended Chelsea’s lead 11 minutes from the break and, despite Stephens’ red card, the visitors had to wait until the 76th minute before Cole Palmer added a fourth and three minutes after Jadon Sancho rounded off the win.

Chelsea provisionally move up to second on 28 points, seven adrift of Liverpool and two ahead of Manchester City, with Arsenal, in action against Manchester United, a further point adrift. Southampton remain on five points.